Shipping box or crate



Aug' 23 1927' J. H. HlEB ET AL SHIPPING BOX OR CRATE Filed March 15. 192e:

Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TOEN' H. HIEB AND ELLSWOR'IH J'. HIEB, OF MERRILL, WISCONSIN.

SHIPPING Box on CRATE.

Application led March 13, 1926. Serial No. 94,410.

This invention has reference to shipping noxes or crates and particularly to receptacles of this type adapted especially for holding bottles or other articles in spaced relation for transportational purposes.

The invention has for its principal obJect to provide a shipping box or crate, of the character above referred to, and in the construction thereof to employ a novel reinforcing and' locking arrangement. whereby to strengthen the box and increase its durability and usefulness.

The invention has for a further object to construct a shipping box or crate, the sides.

and end walls of which are locked together by rabbeted and tenoned portions; and by preferably constructing said side and end walls of 'tiers of board members in superimposed relation, the members forming a tier arranged on their opposite ends with a rabbeted and tenon portion, the ends of the members in each tier being alternately disposed and locked together with respect to each other. y

The invention further comprehends a shipping box or crate having its inside or outside corners, or both, provided with reinforcing means, the outside corners preferably recessed for the flush placement of said reinforcing means. i

The invention has for a still further ob- `ject to provide in a shipping box or crate outside c'orner reinforcin means ada ted to embrace the corners of t e box and avin longitudinal ends bent inwardly to be seate in grooves formed in the walls of said box.

That the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the present description and illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which Fig. l is a perspective view of a shipping box or crate showing the body wall members alternately arranged and locked together, also a portion of the interior of a box disclosing the spaced receiving openings and inside reinforclng means;

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of the interior of our improved shipping box or crate, showing the rabbeted and tenon portions of the wall inembers, also the arrangement of the longitudinal and transversely arran ed rods within the same forming space receiving openings;

F ig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view showing an inside corner reinforcing strip and an outside reinforcing strip recessed flush near the bottom of the wall of said box and a lmgitudinally disposed bottom or support ro Fig 4 is a sectional view of the bottom structure of a shipping box or crate as the same would appear if taken on the line 4-4 Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one corner of a shipping box or crate showing the application of a reinforcing strip thereto, the same being recessed flush with the Walls thereof; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing the construction of a corner of a box or crate and in cross section showing the inside and outside reinforcing means, and

-F ig. 7 is a perspective view similar to Flgure 5, except that it shows a modified form of reinforcing construction for the corner of a box or crate.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawing, particularly to Figures l and 2, 1 designates a preferably rectangular shipping box or crate having side walls 2 and end walls 3 and being preferably open at its top and bottom. The box is divided into a plurality ofY bottle or other receptacle receiving compartments by means of a plurality of spaced longitudinal rods 4 and a plurality of spaced transverse rods 5, said rods having their ends secured in the end and side walls respectively, or, in any desired manner.

The bottom or support for 'the contents of the box or crate is provided by means of a plurality of longitudinally disposed rods 6, the ends of which pass through the lower most portions of the end walls 3 of the box or crate and being secured in any suitable y manner.

By referringv to Figures l, 2 and 3, it will be observed that the ends of the longitudinally disposed bottom or support rods 6 are preferably adapted to pass through the end walls 3 and be secured in the wall preferably above and next adjacent to a preferably metal reinforcing strip or band 7 which is adapted to surround the bottom edge of the box, said edge being recessed as at. 8, the metal reinforcing strip or band 7 adapted to be secured in place by any suitable means, for instance, as shown herein by rivets. i

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the side and end Walls 2 and 3, respectively, are preferably constructed of hard wood. or other suitable material and includes a plurality of end and side wall members formed together. preferably tier upon tier to any height desired. The wall members are preferably formed on one end With a projecting end or tenon 9 and rabbeted or mortised transversely of the member as at 10, on the other end, see Figure 2, the members being jointed together, namely-a tenon end jointed with a mortised or rabbeted end, or, in other words. the ends of the members being alternately jointed with each other and alternately',y arranged tier upon tier. While We have shown and described the end and side Walls made up of a plurality of superimposed members jointed together by a tenon and mortise construction, we YWish it understood that We contemplate that the side and end Walls may be constructed of single members jointed in a similar manner. It will be readily seen that this form of construction provides a box or crate especially adaptable for rugged and hard use and thereby making it practically indestructible. The jointed ends 'or corners of the box are reinforced interiorly of the box by means of a preferably upstanding metal angle iron l1, the wallmembers being secured to the same by any suitable means, for instance, as shown herein by rivets 12, best seen in Figure 3, said rivets 12, see Figures 3 and 4, are also adapted to secure the inside corner angle irons 11 to the metal reinforcing strip or band 7 Referring to Figures 5 and 6, an additional reinforcing means is provided for the exteriorly exposed corners of the box or crate by means of a preferably metal angle strip 13 adapted to embrace the corners of said box, the corners of said box being recessed at 14, see Figure 5, for the flush reception of said strip 13, the same being held in place by means of rivets 12. 1t is further intended that the strip 13 be placed next adjacent to the strip 7 which surrounds the bottom of the box or crate in order` to f provide a smooth surface, best seen in Figure 6. It will be readil seen that this form of exterior corner rein orcement is especially advantageous for the reason that it eliminates any possible chance of the corner re meedoen position, notwithstanding its reinforcing and strengthening qualities. h

In Figure 7 there is illustrated a modified form of corner reinforcement, including a met-al angle strip 15, preferably of a light' gauge and fiexible, the outer ends of the angle being bent inwardly at .16. which are adapted to be seat-ed in grooves 17 formed or provided in the outside walls of the box, said strip being secured to the box by any suitable means, for instance, as shown herein by rivets 12".

While we have shown and described preferred embodiments of our invention, it will be obvious that various changes in minor mechanical details may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of the material advantages thereof.

What we claim is A shipping box or crate formed of end and .side Walls, each Wall comprising tiers of superimposed members, the end Walls of each of the members being disposed in overlapping relation to the side vvalls of the adjacent superimposed members, each member having a tenoned end and a mortised end and the ends of the said members in each tier of the respective end andside Walls respectively, being alternately disposed and jointed vvithv a tenoned end of one member to a mortised end of another member, a brace plate surrounding the lower edge of said Walls and recessed therein, longitudinally vand transversely extending rods arranged Within and connecting the end and side Walls and formino` spaced receiving openings, supporting rods arranged beneath and in spaced relation to the first named rods and secured in opposite Walls above said brace plate, interiorly disposed angular braces for each corner extending from top to bottom of the tiers, and exteriorly disposed angular braces for each corner terminating at the top of the brace `plate and re-l cessed in the connected side and end Walls of each of the tiers, said exteriorly disposed angular braces having inturned side edges adapted to enga-ge in the side and end Walls of each of the tiers.

n witness whereof, we have hereunto affixed our hands this 9th day of March,

JOHN H. HIEB. ELLSWORTH J. HIER., 

